Prevalence of infection with HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses, in four high risk groups in Eritrea

Clinical and Diagnostic Virology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-35

  Ghebrekidan, Haile ^a,b   Cox, Susan ^a   Wahren, Britta ^a   Grandien, Monica ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Eritrea (Africa); Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; HIV

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; ERITREA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SOLDIER; WORKER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ERITREA; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIGENS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK;

EID: 0344588909     PISSN: 09280197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0197(97)10013-7     Document Type: Article

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